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  1. As the lady said ... on White House Tape Recycling Possibly Erased Emails · · Score: 1

    White House spokesman Tony Fratto said he has no reason to believe any e-mails were deliberately destroyed.
    Well, he would, wouldn't he?
  2. Re:I'm sure... on Mathematician Theorizes a Crystal As Beautiful As A Diamond · · Score: 1

    everyone knows a wedding ring is a diamond ring
    I always thought a wedding ring was a simple gold band, whereas an engagement ring was "traditionally" diamond.
  3. Re:I don't get it on McAfee Worried Over "Ambiguous" Open Source Licenses · · Score: 1

    "Use of GPL software could subject certain portions of our proprietary software to the GPL requirements, which may have adverse effects on our sales of the products incorporating any such software," McAfee said in the report filed last month with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
    Certainly sounds like they're worried about their use of GPL code. They probably should have read the licence first.
  4. Re:Predicted long ago on Airport Profilers Learn to Read Facial Expressions · · Score: 1

    ... telling people to be weary of your rights
    That's one hell of a freudian slip.
  5. Re:Impatient, Are We? on Asus Corrects Eee PC Source Code Issue · · Score: 1

    You're only a third party to whom there's an obligaton under the GPL if the source is provided through a written offer, I don't know whether it is or not in this case. I'd say that it isn't, seeing as it's now available for download.

  6. Re:Impatient, Are We? on Asus Corrects Eee PC Source Code Issue · · Score: 1

    Neither are they trying to comply with it, unless someone points out their mistake.

    Well I haven't bought one of these, so they have no oligation in respect of the GPL to me, and I don't know what offers came in the box for those who have purchased one.
    According to the article there's a 1.8GB archive available for download, which is hardly failing to make stuff available, your comment seems somewhat harsh.
  7. Re:But I thought that this didn't happen with FOSS on Multiple FLAC Vulnerabilities Affect Every OS · · Score: 1

    Have you stopped beating your wife(/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend/so) yet? Please answer YES or NO.

  8. Re:just shows there are gullible people everywhere on Fans Cheer as Apple's iPhone Finally Hits Europe · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is there no hope?

    Nope, none at all. Listening to the news on BBC radio 1 yesterday, they interviewed some guy and asked him why it was so important - "Because it's Apple".

    And this after the BBC had a "shoot out" between the iPhone and a Nokia (N95 I think) and concluded that it was pretty much form over function.

  9. Re:Meta to discussion: who is this "we" you speak on Is SETI Worth It? · · Score: 1
    FTA

    As many readers know, SETI is not paid for with your tax dollars. At least, not if you're in the United States (where most SETI is conducted). Since 1993, when Congress killed the NASA SETI program, the search for signals from other societies has been funded by private donations.
  10. Re:Wait... they want _LESS_ privacy? on Breaking Open Facebook With FOSS · · Score: 1

    'Cos of course, anybody over the age of about 11 couldn't possibly have friends, or a social network - they're just "trying to be cool".

  11. $150 a laptop? on The Khaki Bandit Strikes At IT - 130 Stolen Laptops · · Score: 2, Interesting

    From the article "Over the years he'd pocketed at least $20,000", which comes to a mere $153.85.
    No wonder eBay shoppers were happy with the deals they got.

  12. Re:Users are lazy on Do OpenOffice Users Save In Microsoft Format? · · Score: 1

    Because it "just works" for them and the platform they're currently working on. We're trying the solve the "but it doesn't work" for the recipient.

  13. Re:So be it on How the U.S. Became Switchboard to the World · · Score: 1

    Might as well just lie down and roll over then.

  14. Re:Sony is not welcome in my wallet... on Sony BMG Says Ripping CDs is Stealing · · Score: 1

    your rite

  15. Re:Stacking the committee on OOXML Critic Fired From Finnish Standards Board · · Score: 2, Informative

    Quisling was Norwegian

  16. Re:Gmail is useful for stopping this. on 63% Of Corporations Plan To Read Outbound Email · · Score: 1

    I login to gmail via https://gmail.google.com/ and the entire session remains SSL after that.

  17. Re:My Patent: on Are Video Game Patents Next? · · Score: 1

    "... However, the practice is unknown to the fluff pulp community. ..."

    More proof, if any were needed, that the world truly has gone mad.

  18. Re:What a great article! on Are Video Game Patents Next? · · Score: 1
  19. Re:Games. We need more Games on Desktop Linux Summit Highlights · · Score: 1
  20. Re:Games. We need more Games on Desktop Linux Summit Highlights · · Score: 1